On Thursday I found this young one near Silver Salls Oregon in deep forest filled with mixed age firs and lots of hardwoods as well. It was on a minimalist flat platform made of only a few sticks and pine needles 8' out on a fir branch 12' off the ground. No sides or cup shape and you could see light through the base. The adult was apparently out foraging and not at the nest so I have no idea what produced it. The standout features are the yellow head with a gray/white stripe up the center of the crown, a beefy looking beak and big, yellow feet. The bird itself was about fist sized with a head on it. Any perspective on what species it is would be greatly appreciated. Thank any and all in advance!
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Forest land fledgling ID help... (1 Viewer)
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qwerty5
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I highly doubt it's a Rock Pigeon, around here they won't set foot in a tree, seem to have some sort of aversion to non man-made structures
Most excellent, you are correct, it's a Band-tailed Pigeon. I am a Spotted Owl surveyor and was doing a day hike in an area to sketchy to walk at night. I spied the small platform/nest while scanning trees for owls and then tied my phone to a long stick to reach up high enough to take the pics (thus the poor centering and focus). thank yo for the ID, it's truly appreciated!
